As divers continued to search the interior of the submerged vessel, the confirmed death toll rose to 86, according to information from the coast guard posted for the victims' families. About 220 people remain missing.

The captain initially told passengers to stay in their rooms and waited more than half an hour to issue an evacuation order as the ferry Sewol sank Wednesday. By then the ship had tilted so much it is believed that many passengers were trapped inside.

Park said at a Cabinet briefing, "What the captain and part of the crew did is unfathomable from the viewpoint of common sense. Unforgivable, murderous behavior." The comments were posted on the website of the presidential Blue House.

Park said instead of following a marine traffic controller's instructions to "make the passengers escape," the captain "told the passengers to stay put while they themselves became the first to escape."

"Legally and ethically," she said, "this is an unimaginable act." - AP

Happening today

Amid tight security, 36,000 runners will take part today in the Boston Marathon one year after a terrorist attack turned this sporting event into a tragedy. - AP

Quote of the day

"A Southwest Airlines pilot who famously landed at the wrong airport has retired. He tried to retire to Florida but ended up in Alabama." - Conan O'Brien

Must-see video: Teen hitch-hikes in wheel well of flight from California to Hawaii

FBI officials say a 16-year-old boy hid in the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines flight from California to Hawaii and miraculously survived the lack of oxygen and cold temperatures during the six-hour flight.